Jacksonville Jaguars work out Ryan Swope, Uzoma Nwachukwu

The Jacksonville Jaguars worked out a pair of Texas A&M Aggies standouts in mid-round wide receiver Ryan Swope, who was one of the best receivers in the Big 12 during his career in College Station, and fellow- but less-heralded- wide receiver Uzoma Nwachukwu. The interesting thing is that this news doesn’t come to us from a beat writer or a draft analyst, but from a teammate of Swope’s and Nwachukwu’s. A&M right tackle Cedric Ogbuehi tweeted, “Hope (Nwachukwu) n (Swope) do work for the Jaguars today!” This tweet came on Friday, so both workouts have already passed.

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With Cecil Shorts and Justin Blackmon locked in on the outside, it seems like the Jaguars are going to press for a slot receiver. Their situation at receiver is solid, and it is one of the strengths of this roster. The Jags did re-sign Jordan Shipley, but they might be  looking for another guy to add into the mix in the middle or later rounds.

Nwachukwu bounced back last season after a subpar 2011 campaign, and he cut down on a lot of silly errors and drops in 2012. He was much more reliable for freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel than for “veteran” signal-caller Ryan Tannehill, and he has impressed some scouts in the pre-draft process. I will be interested in hearing how he performed for the Jaguars, since not much is known about this A&M wideout.

Swope is an interesting one, because concussion concerns have slid his draft stock. Even so, he runs a forty time below 4.5 and should be selected in the fourth round. After an excellent Combine and that aforementioned forty time, many are lauding Swope. However, I bet teams are really cautious about his concussion history, and the Jaguars almost certainly took a close look at him.

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